Pydap is a pure Python library implementing the Data Access Protocol, also known as DODS or OPeNDAP. You can use Pydap as a client to access hundreds of scientific datasets in a transparent and efficient way through the internet; or as a server to easily distribute your data from a variety of formats.

For more information, please check the documentation on using Pydap as a client. Pydap also comes with a simple server, implemented as a WSGI application. To use it, you first need to install Pydap with the server extras dependencies. If you want to serve netCDF files, install Pydap with the handlers.netcdf extra:

$ pip install Pydap[server,handlers.netcdf]

More handlers for different formats are available, if necessary. To run a simple standalone server just issue the command: